One Arm Rear Naked Choke

Matt Arroyo Jiu Jitsu emphasizes three main finishing motions: push your elbow down into the opponent's chest, bring your elbows together, and make a muscle while applying steady pressure. Additionally, place your head against theirs to block them from reaching back and grabbing your choking hand.

Matt Arroyo Jiu Jitsu recommends getting a good chunk of your bicep with your grip hand—your wrist should be on the bicep with your hand wrapped around it for a strong, tight grip, rather than using just your fingers.

Matt Arroyo Jiu Jitsu states that the elbow pit—the small piece of skin separating your forearm and bicep—should be directly touching the opponent's neck with no space between them.

Mastermind Martial Arts shows that you can establish a seat belt grip and use your chest to pack both arms without needing high flexibility—when you fall to the side, you can harass the head until you get the choke regardless of arm length or flexibility limitations.

The one-arm rear naked choke is a variation where the attacker finishes the strangle using only the choking arm without the standard figure-four reinforcement from the second arm. The choking arm wraps around the opponent's neck under the chin with the bicep and forearm targeting the carotid arteries on the sides of the neck rather than the trachea, and the attacker creates compression on the opposite carotid using a structural anchor — pinning the opponent's shoulder, posting against their own shoulder or hip, or using a rotational scoop with the radius bone.

The one-arm rear naked choke developed as a practical adaptation when the standard two-arm RNC was defended. In judo, single-arm strangles from behind were recognized as valid hadaka-jime variations.

IBJJF: разрешён — Legal at all belt levels, gi and no-gi — chokes are the safest submission cat…; IJF: разрешён — Legal (shime-waza) — strangulation techniques are one of three permitted subm…; ADCC: разрешён — Legal; Unified MMA: разрешён — Legal — choke submissions are among the most common finishes in MMA; FIAS Sport Sambo: запрещён — All chokes prohibited in Sport Sambo; FIAS Combat Sambo: разрешён — Legal

Оценка опасности 7/10. Very High — single-arm variant of RNC, less control but still dangerous

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Achieve Controlling Position → Isolate the Neck → Set the Grip → Apply Pressure.

Стандартные контрприёмы: Tuck Chin — protect the neck by lowering the chin to prevent the choke from sinking / Two-on-One Grip Fight — use both hands to strip the choking grip before it locks / Turn Into — rotate toward the choking arm to relieve carotid pressure / Posture Up — straighten the spine and create distance to break the choking angle.

Распространённые варианты: Short choke (palm-to-palm grip) (compact grip for tight spaces when the chin is partially …); Gable grip RNC (interlocked fingers behind the head for maximum squeeze p…); Body triangle RNC (adds body triangle control for stronger hip management du…); One-arm RNC (single arm under the chin when the second arm cannot reac…).

Common finish in MMA when fighters secure partial back control. Less frequent in pure grappling where the figure-four RNC is preferred.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Attempting without driving the head forward — the chest and head must push the opponent's neck into the choking arm; … / Not having the choking arm deep enough — the arm must be fully around the neck with the crook at the throat; shallow … / Releasing back hooks to focus on the choke — maintain positional control; one arm choking while the other controls ma… / Expecting the same finishing speed as the figure-four RNC — the one-arm version takes longer; be patient and maintain….

One Arm Rear Naked Choke также известен как Kata-ude Hadaka-jime, One-Arm RNC, Single-Arm Rear Naked Choke, One-Hand Choke from Back.